Ranganath Misra was an Indian jurist, who served as the 21st Chief Justice of India, from 25 September 1990 to 24 November 1991. He was also the first chairman of the National Human Rights Commission of India. He also served as Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha from the Congress Party between 1998 and 2004. He is the second Supreme Court judge to become a Rajya Sabha member after Baharul Islam who was also elected as Indian National Congress member.
Ranganath Misra, Indian lawyer and jurist, 21st Chief Justice of India (born 1926)
On September 13, in the year 2012, Ranganath Misra, Indian lawyer and jurist, 21st Chief Justice of India (born 1926). This event is recorded as a Notable Deaths event in the history of September 13, one of 462 recorded events on this date across all of history.
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- This event took place on September 13, 2012 (AD era).
- It is categorised as a Notable Deaths event in recorded history.
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